Building a meal : from molecular gastronomy to culinary constructivism

This, Herve

Monchicourt, Marie-Odile

Series: Arts and traditions of the table
Notes
lang: eng fre
Contents includes: Hard-boiled egg with mayonnaise -- Simple consomme -- Leg of lamb with green beans -- Steak and french fries -- Lemon meringue pie -- A new kind of chocolate. mousse.
Summary: Considering six bistro favourites, Herve This isolates the exact chemical properties that tickle our senses and stimulate our appetites. More important, he identifies methods of culinary construction that appeal to our memories, intelligence, and creativity.
Translated from the French.
Arts and traditions of the table.
Librarian's Miscellania
Herve This ; translated by Malcolm DeBevoise ; with interviews by Marie-Odile Monchicourt
Location edition Bar Code due date
NON FICTION A05181
Dewey:641.5
call #:THI
ISBN:9780231144667
pub:2009